Since October, more than 500 educational centers have been attacked in the devastated Palestinian enclave, and a truck carrying humanitarian aid was also attacked by Israel.
Gaza Civil Defense rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 17 Gazans, including 8 Nissians, after a new Israeli bombardment on Saturday on a school complex in the northern city of Gaza, which the army says was being used by Hamas.
‘Give me a duvet cover so we can children’s bodies and his remains inside him,” a rescuer says in one of the videos published by the Civil Protection.
It is feared that the death toll will rise in the coming hours There are bodies in the rubble and more people are injuredaccording to the same source.
According to local sources, it is a school complex containing three schools of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City. The Israeli target was the third school, called Al Zaytoon C, in the south of the Gaza capital.
According to a military statement, the Israeli army carried out “a precise strike” against Hamas militiamen who were planning attacks inside the school, which has now been converted into “a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City.”
“Prior to the attack, numerous measures were taken to reduce the risk of harm to civilians, including the use of accurate munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence,” the text adds.
Israel routinely bombs schools where displaced people seek refuge, claiming they also serve as shelters for Hamas militants. Since October, more than 500 educational centers have been attacked in the devastated Palestinian enclave.
Israel attacks truck carrying humanitarian aid
On the other hand, the Israeli army confirmed this Saturday that it had attacked a truck carrying humanitarian aid in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, which it said was being looted by armed men.
A total of 119 Palestinians have died and over 200 have been wounded in the past 72 hours, according to data revealed on Saturday by the Strip’s Health Ministry, which has risen to 41,391 dead and 95,760 wounded since October 7.
Source: EITB
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